title: Viral respiratory burden in moderate-to-late preterm infants.
abstract: More than 1 in 10 babies are born prematurely and most of them are born after gestational age 32 weeks. Mortality and morbidity are more common in these moderate-to-late preterm infants than in full-term children. In this review, mechanisms and epidemiology of long-term airway morbidity in moderate-to-late preterm infants will be discussed. We discuss the potential of viral respiratory infections to further aggravate abnormal lung function associated with preterm birth.
authors.affiliation: University Medical Center Utrecht, The Netherlands. l.bont@umcutrecht.nl
authors.forename: Louis
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Bont
authors.forename: Maarten
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Blanken
mesh_terms: D005865:Gestational Age; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007235:Infant, Premature, Diseases / Q000401:mortality / Q000821:virology*; D012131:Respiratory Insufficiency / Q000821:virology*; D018357:Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infections / Q000401:mortality / Q000821:virology*; D012141:Respiratory Tract Infections / Q000401:mortality / Q000821:virology*; D013997:Time Factors; D019562:Viral Load